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Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake
Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake The bodies of two Fairfield County men who were missing after jumping from a boat in Candlewood Lake have been recovered by police. Related: New Update: Missing Candlewood Lake Swimmers ID'd As Men Ages 38, 26 The two men, identified as 26-year-old and 38-year-old Danbury residents, were found by the Connecticut State Police dive team and the Danbury Police dive team in Candlewood Lake in Danbury on Thursday, July 18. The names of the victims have not been released pending notification of family.  According to James Fowler, a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Search Underway For Fisherman Whose Boat Capsized In Hudson Valley River Search Underway For Fisherman Whose Boat Capsized In Hudson Valley River
Search Underway For Fisherman Whose Boat Capsized In Hudson Valley River Emergency crews were searching for a missing fisherman in the Hudson Valley Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8. State police and other first responders in Orange County were called at around 7:30 a.m. to an area of the Delaware River in the town of Deerpark with reports of a missing fisherman. Investigators determined that two men had been fishing on the river near Cherry Island State Park when their boat capsized. One of the men made it to shore and received medical treatment, police said. The other man has not been seen since. He was not wearing a life jacket at the time, according to reports…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…

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by Joe Lombardi
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IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester
IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester The identities have been released of the two men found dead after a New Year's Eve boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. State Police have also confirmed that there are no additional fatalities involved in the incident at the Muscoot Reservoir in the hamlet of Goldens Bridge in the town of Lewisboro. Preliminary investigation indicates the two male victims were on the water fishing New Year's Eve evening when their boat capsized for unknown reasons, state police said. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime after 5 p.m.  T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed After Motorboat Capsizes In Candlewood Lake Man Killed After Motorboat Capsizes In Candlewood Lake
Man Killed After Motorboat Capsizes In Candlewood Lake A 48-year-old man was killed after he was dumped into Candlewood Lake in Brookfield when the 17-foot-boat he was in capsized. Gary Hayes of East Hartford was killed around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, another man, Joseph Miranda, 29, of Manchester, survived, said Chris Collibee, spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. According to Collibee, after the boat capsized, Miranda, swam to shore to safety. Hayes was located in the water by EnCon police officers who responded to the scene. He was transported to Danbury Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Mira…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Injured As Vessels Collide On Long Island Sound Two Injured As Vessels Collide On Long Island Sound
Two Injured As Vessels Collide On Long Island Sound Two people were injured when vessels collided late Thursday night on the Long Island Sound near Hart Island off the coast of Pelham Bay Park, the Coast Guard announced Friday morning. At approximately 11:15 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York command center were notified of a vessel collision between a 40-foot vessel and an 18-foot vessel with both damaged. A rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Kings Point arrived on scene approximately 15 minutes later, and the crew brought two injured people aboard their 29-foot Response Boat-Small.  The two people were then transferred t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester
Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester Two people were rescued from the water off New Rochelle after their boat hit a rock, stranding them in the water. The incident took place around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday near Glen Island Park, said New Rochelle Police Capt. J.C. Coyne. According to Coyne, the two unidentified people had been out boating when they hit a rock and their boat began to sink.  Luckily, New Rochelle Officer Timothy Childs was out paroling the harbor when he spotted the two in trouble. Childs pulled one onto his boat and the other person swan to nearby Glen Island Park where they were picked up by the Westchester Count…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boater Arrested After Woman Critically Injured At Squantz Pond Boater Arrested After Woman Critically Injured At Squantz Pond
Boater Arrested After Woman Critically Injured At Squantz Pond Click here for an updated story: Female Swimmer Dies From Injuries Suffered In Candlewood Lake Accident An area man has been arrested in connection with the critical injuries suffered by a swimmer during a boating accident on Squantz Pond at Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield. Chris Collibee, with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said the female suffered the injuries around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday near the boat dock. She was found after New Fairfield Police and Squantz Engine Company, State Police, and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental (DEEP) Environmental Co…

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by Kathy Reakes